Yesterday the Washington State Auditor’s office released a performance audit of contracted homeless services for four jurisdictions: the City of Seattle, the City of Spokane, Snohomish County, and Yakima County. The report make several pointed critiques of Seattle’s processes for contracting with and managing the performance of homeless service providers, …
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Seattle 2023 budget “balancing package”
Seattle City Council budget chair Teresa Mosqueda has unveiled her “balancing package” of amendments to Mayor Harrell’s proposed 2023 city budget. Her colleagues on the Council have until Wednesday to propose any further amendments, which will be discussed and voted on next week, with the final budget approval scheduled for …
Continue readingFinal City Council redistricting map
The Seattle Redistricting Commission has finished its work and given its final approval to new City Council district boundaries. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingCity of Seattle Revenue Forecast Update
Today the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts released its November update to its revenue forecast, which will provide final revenue numbers for the City Council’s 2023 budget. According to the forecast office, the 2023 General Fund total revenue forecast, according to their three economic scenarios: The …
Continue readingSPD Q3 Accountability Report
This evening the City of Seattle submitted to the U.S. District Court its third-quarter 2022 accountability report. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
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